1Goods and Services Tax (GST) A new tax era will begin tomorrow, when the Goods and Services Tax (GST) comes into effect, along with other tax reforms. The Government has bombarded the public with information on GST and has worked hard to reassure New Zealanders that GST will be more than compensated for by new lower personal tax rates. However lingering doubts over the fairness of the new tax structure remain, as well as confusion over exactly what GST should be applied to. Discussion and viewer feedback with David Russell, Assistant Director of the Consumers' Institute.

2American journalist Nicholas Daniloff has been permitted to leave Moscow, almost a month after being arrested on espionage charges. There is now intense speculation over what deal was struck between the United States and the Soviet Union to secure Daniloff release.

3A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

4Goods and Services Tax (GST) A new tax era will begin tomorrow, when the Goods and Services Tax (GST) comes into effect, along with other tax reforms. The Government has bombarded the public with information on GST and has worked hard to reassure New Zealanders that GST will be more than compensated for by new lower personal tax rates. However lingering doubts over the fairness of the new tax structure remain, as well as confusion over exactly what GST should be applied to. Discussion and viewer feedback with David Russell, Assistant Director of the Consumers' Institute.

5A brief listing of the national and international news headlines.

6Goods and Services Tax (GST) A new tax era will begin tomorrow, when the Goods and Services Tax (GST) comes into effect, along with other tax reforms. The Government has bombarded the public with information on GST and has worked hard to reassure New Zealanders that GST will be more than compensated for by new lower personal tax rates. However lingering doubts over the fairness of the new tax structure remain, as well as confusion over exactly what GST should be applied to. Discussion and viewer feedback with David Russell, Assistant Director of the Consumers' Institute.

7A brief listing of the New Zealand news headlines.

8American journalist Nicholas Daniloff has been permitted to leave Moscow, almost a month after being arrested on espionage charges. There is now intense speculation over what deal was struck between the United States and the Soviet Union to secure Daniloff release.

9Last year, around 1500 British babies died as a result of cot death (also known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS), prompting health officials to undertake one of the most ambitious studies so far. The three year study aims to try to understand the causes of cot death and determine means to prevent them.

10American scientists believe they have developed an almost foolproof method of allowing parents to select the gender of their babies before birth. However, sex selection of babies is becoming extremely controversial.

11The latest collection of artworks by Austrian artist André Heller is a pair of hot air balloons.